Build a Trends widget

What's inside this article:

• Basic information
• Build a new widget
• Add content
• Add a header / footer
• Add a custom widget name
• Send Trends data to mobile app
• Preview the widget
• Set the status and save the widget

Basic information

Build a new widget

The following pages and segments might include a Trends widget:

• Section pages (including your homepage)
• Infopages
• Landings
• Regions
• You Might Also Like (YMAL)

To build a new Trends widget:

1. Go to Build in the primary navigation.

   

2. Choose the type of page / segment where you want to display the widget.

   

3. Select the specific page / segment where you want to display the widget.

   

4. Ensure Editor is selected in the left panel.

   

5. Select the empty area where you want to display the widget.

   

6. Select New widget > Trends to start building a new Trends widget.

   

The widget builder opens in the same tab. The remaining sections in this article will walk you through each stage of the process.

Add content

In the Content section, choose which content items are listed on the widget.

The following options are available:

• Max items
• Time period
• Content type
• Categories
• Number of views

Max items

Enter the maximum number of items that is listed on the widget. The highest number you can enter is 10.

For example, if you enter 5, the widget lists 5 items (if 5 items are available that meet your defined criteria). If 5 valid items are not available, the widget lists fewer items.

Time period

Set the time period from which the widget data is taken. For example, if you select last 24 hours, only page views from the last 24 hours are counted. All page views within the specified time period are counted by default. This means that older items might be listed on the widget if they receive enough views.

Tick the box next to Limit content by Publication date if you do not want the widget to list older items. When you enable this option, only items published during the selected Time period are listed on the widget.

For example, if you enable Limit content by Publication date when last 24 hours is selected under Time period, only items published in the last 24 hours are listed on the widget.

Content type

Optionally select one or more content types. Only the selected content types are listed on the widget. If you do not select a content type, the widget might list any type of content.

Categories

Optionally select one or more Categories. Only content pages from the selected Categories are listed on the widget. If you do not select a Category, the widget might list content pages from any Category.

If you enable Primary category only, the widget only lists items that use a selected Category as the Primary Category.

Number of views

If you tick Display number of views, the widget displays the number of views for each listed item.

For more information about how the number of views for each item is generated, go to the following section:

• Why does the number of views for an item sometimes go down?

Add a header / footer

A Trends widget might include one or both of the following elements:

• (A): Header: Displayed above the widget. The header might be text-only, or it might function as a link to another page. If preferred, you can use an image as the header.
• (B): Footer: Displayed below the widget. The footer always functions as a link to another page.

In the Settings section, optionally add a header and / or a footer.

The steps for adding the header / footer are the same for every widget. For detailed information, see the following article:

• Build a Content widget

Add a custom widget name

Via Settings > Widget name, optionally customize the default widget name.

The Widget name is visible only in Pangea CMS (not on the public site). We suggest providing a descriptive name if your site uses the Widget list tool in CMS to manage widgets.

Send Trends data to mobile app

Tick to display the Trends widget on the old version of the mobile app homepage. Mobile app users who have not yet updated to the latest app version still see the old version of the homepage.

To learn how to manage the latest version of the mobile app homepage, see the alternative article below:

• Manage the mobile app homepage

Preview the widget

In the Preview section, check how the Trends widget will look when it is published on the public site. Select Desktop, Tablet, or Mobile to preview the widget on devices with different screen sizes.

You might see the following error message:

• "We did not find any data matching your defined criteria. Try changing the criteria via the Content tab."

This means that no published content pages on the public site currently meet the criteria you defined under Content. We suggest returning to the Content tab and widening the criteria. For example, you might add additional Categories or content types.

Set the status and save the widget

Before saving the Trends widget, select your preferred status using the drop-down menu in the top-right corner:

• Enabled: After you save the widget, it will be immediately visible on the public site (if it is included on a published page).
• Disabled: After you save the widget, it will not be visible on the public site. However, it will be available for further editing in CMS.

Select Save or Save & close to save the widget.